The Minnesota Twins in their sixty years in Minnesota have had seventy-four first round picks. Fifty-nine were their own picks (or picks they traded for) and sixteen have come in the supplemental round.
The Twins have hit on several first round picks, including Joe Mauer, Torii Hunter, and Chuck Knoblauch, all of whom are in the top twenty of our Top 50 Twins List. However the Twins have had many busts as well.
We’ll take a look at five of the highest picks to fail. In order to be considered a failure, the player must sign with the team and play in the Twins minor league system for at least one season.